Pulmonary surfactant is essential for life as it lines the alveoli to lower surface tension,
thereby preventing atelectasis during breathing. Surfactant is enriched with a relatively …

Surfactant protein D (SP-D) is a multimeric collectin that is involved in innate immune
defense and expressed in pulmonary, as well as non-pulmonary, epithelia. SP-D exerts …

Objective To identify similarities and differences in the clinical features of adult Japanese
patients with individual anti-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase antibodies (anti-ARS Abs). Methods …

Pulmonary surfactant is a complex and highly surface active material composed of lipids and
proteins which is found in the fluid lining the alveolar surface of the lungs. Surfactant …

▪ Abstract The lung collectins, SP-A and SP-D, are important components of the innate
immune response to microbial challenge and participate in other aspects of immune and …

KL-6, surfactant protein (SP)-A, SP-D, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) are
reported to be sensitive markers for interstitial lung diseases (ILD). However, each marker …

Conclusions The lung interfaces with the environment across a continuous and
heterogeneous epithelium. The proximal conducting airways are lined with a …

The goal of this study was to determine the changes that occur in surfactant-associated
proteins in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL) and serum of patients at risk for ARDS and …

Abstract Objectives Myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs) are associated with clinical
phenotypes in polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM). No study has investigated the clinical …

The possibility that the lipoprotein complex of lung surfactant functions in pulmonary host
defense as well as lowering surface tension at the air-liquid interface has been the subject of …